This comedy novel reports on a Chicago family’s life in one year. It’s funny, but not insipid. Well, maybe it's three percent insipid. Anyway, you will learn a lot about living in Chicago--what it’s like to ride an L train, walk through the Loop, eat at hole-in-the-wall restaurants, etc. If...
In this 1915 story--possibly the first modern spy novel--Buchan's perennial protagonist, Richard Hannay, averts the assassination of a world leader. Hanney, an expatriated Scot, returns from a long stay in South Africa to his flat in London. One night he is buttonholed by an American who...
Huyton preys on street dealers. He's good at that and doesn’t expect to find any serious opposition when he arrives in West Yorkshire. Made on Merseyside and finished off in Manchester, he's a scary giant of a man. When he makes a demand even the really hard-cases usually wilt. And the ones that...
First there was the Black Parakeet and NOW - Son of the Black Parakeet! *cue scary music!* "You either become a dad from the presence of one or from the lack there of. "From the sleep-deprived, coffee-infused mind behind Black Parakeets Only Hatch in December comes this new entry in an...
Lorraine Jackson is a single white female looking for Mr. Right. But just when she's about to give up on love, the Roadman knocks on her door. Swept off her feet in a whirlwind of romance, she isn’t prepared for the secrets he’s been hiding... and would kill to keep them hidden.
Four thousand years ago, a man made an agreement with his God that would change the world, effecting the lives of billions of people. Part of the agreement was that all the world would be blessed through this man's seed, creating a Holy Royal Bloodline which extends to the present day. Beginning...
This is the second book in the Blood Royal series. A story about a man who discovers he is the carrier of a Holy Royal bloodline began four thousand years ago. A story of prophecy, affecting the lives of billions of people in the present day.
This report examines the legal approach to gun control—including ownership and possession, licensing and registration, background checks, training, storage, weapons bans, and related issues—in Great Britain, Australia and Canada. This material was created and published at the Law Library of...
"Assorted Ramblings of a Different Young Adult" is a collection of short texts written by a 23-year-old Finnish student. Comprising 100 "diary" entries written over the span of 17 months, the book is essentially a look into the author's inner world - his thoughts and feelings, in particular about...
Through the ages, there have always been those who, when they looked at another, understood they were looking at themselves. Seers and mystics of all religious traditions have seen through the veil of form and recognized the essential oneness of all things.What would be the implications if we held...